Augmentation Pressure Is Influenced by Ventricular Contractility/Relaxation Dynamics: Novel Mechanism of Reduction of Pulse Pressure by Nitrates - Fok, Henry; Guilcher, Antoine; Li, Ye; Brett, Sally; Shah, Ajay; Clapp, Brian; Chowienczyk, Phil (Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979), 2014)
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension; Arterial Pressure - drug effects; Arterial Pressure - physiology; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Pressure - drug effects; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cardiac Catheterization; Cardiology. Vascular system; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Hemodynamics - drug effects; Hemodynamics - physiology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Muscle Relaxation - drug effects; Muscle Relaxation - physiology; Myocardial Contraction - drug effects; Myocardial Contraction - physiology; Nitrates - pharmacology; Nitroglycerin - pharmacology; Pulse Wave Analysis; Regional Blood Flow - drug effects; Regional Blood Flow - physiology; Stroke Volume - drug effects; Stroke Volume - physiology; Ventricular Function - drug effects; Ventricular Function - physiology; Hypertension; Systolic pressure; Diastolic pressure; Contractility; Cardiovascular disease; Increase; Nitrates; Arterial pulse; Mechanism; Relaxation; Reduction; Dynamics; Analysis; pulse wave analysis; Arterial pressure; Hemodynamics; Circulatory system; Differential pressure